... and plan your activities for the next day. Ensure that you have given yourself sufficient time to complete your 'to do' list, taking into account your daily interruptions. Try to arrange set times for jobs such as going through the mail, talking with your manager or staff, computer input, etc. Try to fix definite times when you would not like to be disturbed, and make the system work except for genuine emergencies. Plan your telephone calls. Make a brief note of what you want to say and what you want to find out. It saves time later. If you have several phone calls to make, do them all in a burst. When you start a piece of work, try to finish it without interruptions. If you have to finish it later, you will lose time picking up where you left off. Arrange your breaks at times when you cannot work effectively. Plan some time for discussing routine matters ...

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